Smoke is blowing into the state from Southern California wildfires. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has been monitoring the situation and says there is some good news.
Michael Graves is an air quality forecaster with the state. While he said smoke from wildfires burning in the LA area has made its way into Arizona, “winds are really helping to push the smoke out of the area.”
Graves said current measurements show that levels of particulate matter in the air aren’t dangerous for most people.
“If you’re particularly sensitive to particulate pollution, you might experience shortness of breath,” he said. “It might aggravate lung disease.”
The plan, he said, is to notify the public if the risk gets any worse but levels aren’t expected to rise enough for widespread warnings.
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